Ability to customize a container's name through a Docker label

[Jeto143]

Describe the feature you would like to see

In some cases, setting the name of the container through Docker (via --name or container_name) is not possible. For instance, using Coolify, you can customize container names but if you do so, you lose the rolling update feature, so container names usually are randomized slugs.

Describe how you would like to see this feature implemented

Since we already have dev.dozzle.group as a possible label to define the name of a group, why not introduce a dev.dozzle.name label as well, that if defined for a given container, would supersede its actual name within Dozzle?

[amir20]

Not a bad idea. Seems like a simple a change if you want to send a PR. Changes would be at:

dozzle/internal/docker/client.go

Line 358 in ffc4559

name := "no name"

dozzle/internal/docker/client.go

Line 382 in ffc4559

name := "no name"

[Jeto143]

Thanks! I'll give it a shot ASAP.

[amir20]

Any update? I won't have much time either so I might close if neither of us can do it. 🙈

[Jeto143]

Any update? I won't have much time either so I might close if neither of us can do it. 🙈

Still planning on it, I'll give it a go either this week or next week.

[Jeto143]

@amir20 There you go, lmk what you think!

[amir20]

Nice! Merged. I am hoping you tested it :) It is now in master so if you give it a try with amir20/dozzle:master and test it. I can release later today.

[Jeto143]

I am hoping you tested it :)

I did a basic test, yeah: I had a bunch of containers already running, then ran a quick docker run command after the change with the new label and saw the new container appear on the list with the desired name.